[resolved] WP Super Cache / Images not displaying (8 posts)

I have posted a question at my host's forum but have not really received any help so far, except that maybe Super Cache & my htaccess rules may not play nice together. I have (and always had) rules to stop hotlinkers and up until the past couple of weeks or so, they worked just fine and the Super Cache was also working just fine. Every time I have visited my sites in the past 2 weeks or so, the images are not showing up. Yesterday I took out the rules for hotlinking and the images came up fine with Super Cache turned on. I had tried emptying the Super Cache manually, and strangely enough, the images were back - but only until the next time I emptied my browser's cache and visited again.

Is there a remote possibility that my htaccess rules & Super Cache aren't working together for some reason?

I tried your suggestion. It didn't work, unfortunately. Are there any other things I could try?

I am going to have to remove the rules for hotlinking in the meantime if I can't get it to work because my websites don't work without images. It's just strange though that this started a couple of weeks back. Maybe it has something to do with 2.6. =/

After you try my suggestion, make sure that you clear your super cache afterwards and leave the changed rule there.

If I'm correct, then the cache is caching something it shouldn't be. So you won't see any instant impact from my rule change, you'll need to clear the cache first and reload a few times to see if it's fixed.

I did do what you said, Otto. It wasn't working though up until I did a few more things.

It is *resolved* - and I hope it is fixed for good. Both sites display images now. There was an update to WP Super Cache which I immediately used. Also, my host's support line said that I should turn off CPanel's Hotlink Protection. I turned it on 2 years ago almost and never looked at it again because I have been basically making my own and after looking in there again, it seems very different to when I last looked at it! Support said it might have been conflicting. I did change the conditions & rule somewhat aswell. I don't know which one of those things did the trick, or, if all 3 did it together.